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J. 0. ROSNEGHT. SGBAPER FOR MUOILAGE BOTTLES.

No. 449,298. Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

tree STATES P TENT rricn.

JOSEPH G. ROSNECI-IT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SCRAPER FOR MUCILAG E-BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,298, dated March 31, 1891.

Application filed January 5, 1891. Serial No. 376,686. (No model.)

To (4Z7, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. RosNEoH'r,

a citizen of the United States, residing at the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Mucilage-Bottles; and the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the removal of surplus mucilage from a brush as the same is withdrawn from the receptacle containing the mucilage.

lleretofore a Wire extending across the mouth of the bottle and a circular frame 11 early filling the mouth of the bottle have been em ployed for this purpose, and a brush and sleeve working telescopically for this purpose were set forth in Letters Patent granted to me August 26, 1884, No. 304,134. These devices were, however, liable to clog up to a greater or less extent.

In my present invention I employ pressure upon opposite sides of the brush for removing surplus mucilage, and for so doingI make use of a pair of spring-arms connected to the bottle at opposite sides and extending over and down into the bottle, with their lower ends bent horizontally, and preferably in 0pposite directions to each other. The outer portions of these arms are adapted to be grasped by the fingers and pressed toward each other to bring the inner arms up to each side of the brush as the same is withdrawn from the muoilage, so that the surplus may i be removed. I may employ a band of metal encircling the bottle-neck, and to which the aforesaid arms are secured.

In the drawings, Figure I is an elevation of a mucilage-loottle, showing my improvements flatwise of the brush. Fig. 2 is asimilar view edgewise of the brush; and Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the parts without the band of metal. In Figs. 1 and 2 the bottle is partially broken open.

A represents the mucila'gc bottle, B the brush, and G the cover, which parts may be of any well-known form of construction. I, however, prefer the shape shown. The cover may be made in any desired manner, so as to lit over my improved device.

a represents a band of metal encircling the neck of the m ucilagebottle. This fits tightly upon the neck, and I employ this band of metal as an additional strengthening and fastening for the wires. It may, however, be dispensed with.

- The spring-arms of wire at opposite sides of the bottle are composed of the following parts, viz: The vertical portions 1) 1/,extending down alongside of the neck of the bottle, with their lower ends, by preference, received into openings in the glass of the bottle, the coils c c at each side of the bottle-neck, the arms d d, formed by the wire returned on itself and continued over the top edge of the bottle, the vertical arms 0 c descending into the bottle, and the arms ff, formed by bending the ends of the wires horizontally and at nearly right angles to their respective arms, and preferably in opposite directions to each other.

To operate the parts in removing the surplus mucilage from the brush, the arms cl (1 are grasped between the fingers and pressed toward each other, the spring-coils c o yielding with said pressure. This causes the arms 6 e to approach each other and the armsff to touch and press against the opposite sides of the brush as the same is withdrawn from the bottle and remove the surplus mucilage from the brush. \Vhen the pressure on the arms is relieved, the parts return to their normal position and there is ample room for thebrush to be returned to place.

\Vh'ere the band a is not employed, the lower ends of the arms I) l) are preferably molded into the glass of the bottle,so as to be permanently and rigidly secured in place, as illustrated in Fig.

I claim as my in vention 1. The combination, with a mucilage-bottle, of spring-wire arms adapted to be connected to the bottle and having coils c c, grasping arms at (1', arms 6 e, extending down into the bottle, and bent ends ff,sul)stantially as set forth. I

2. The combination, in a mucilagebottle, with a band of metal encircling the neck, of spring-wire arms connected to the band at opposite sides and extending over and into the bottle and adapted to engage the sides of the brush to remove the surplus mucilage, substantially as set forth.

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3.' The combination, in a mucilage-bottle, with a band of metal encircling theneck, of spring-Wire arms connected to the band at opposite sides and having the coils c c and arms dd outside the bottle, and arms 6 e and bent ends ff insidethe bottle, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a mucilage-bottle,

with a band of metal encircling the neck, of

spring-wire arms connected to the band at opposite sides and having the portions 17 1), extending down outside the neck with the lower ends received into openings in the bottie, the coils c c,arins d (1, formed in said wire outside the bottle, and arms 6 c and bent endsff' within the bottle, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a mucilage-bottle,

of two spring-Wire arms connected at opposite sides of the bottle-neck and extending over and down into the bottle and having nearly-horizontal ends opposite to each other adapted to bebroug'ht into engagement with the sides of the brush to remove the surplus mueilage, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 22d day of December, A. D. 1890.

JOSEPH C. ROSNEOHT.

Witnesses:

(3020. T. PINCKNEY, HAROLD SERRELL. 

